SATA 6G PHY in SMIC (40nm, 28nm)

Overview

The Synopsys IP solution for Serial ATA (SATA) provides the necessary logic to implement and verify designs using the SATA interface to mass storage. The complete, integrated solution is silicon-proven and includes a comprehensive suite of configurable digital controllers, high-speed mixed-
signal PHYs, and verification IP. By providing a complete solution from a single IP vendor, Synopsys lowers integration risk by ensuring that all the IP functions work together seamlessly. Synopsys IP for SATA provides designers with a high-performance IP solution that is extremely low in power, area, and latency. The IP has gone through extensive in-house and third-party interoperability testing with products shipping in volume production. As a leading supplier of SATA IP, Synopsys is focused on delivering high-quality IP. The strict quality measures, combined with an expert technical support team, enable designers to accelerate time-to-market and reduce integration risk for next-generation mass storage applications.

Key Features

Compliant with SATA/eSATA v3.3, AHCI v1.3 and SATA PIPE v4.3 specifications
AMBA 2.0 AHB and AMBA 3 AXI subsystem interfaces
AMBA 4 AXI and ACE-Lite bus interfaces
Memory data protection and memory address parity protection
Supports ATA/TAPI-7 specification
Supports power management features
Supports BIST loop-back modes
Supports up to 8 SATA devices per controller (configurable from 1 to 8 ports)
Native command queuing, streaming, and asynchronous notification
Port multiplier support with both command-based switch (CBS) and FIS-based switching (FBS)
Optional mechanical presence switch, cold presence detect, and activity LED support
Runs latest version of Windows or Linux AHCI software drivers “out of box”

Benefits

Complete solution: Digital Controllers, PHY, and Verification IP
Compliant with SATA/eSATA v3.3 and AHCI v1.3 specifications
Compliant with SATA PIPE v4.3 specification
Silicon-proven, shipping in volume
Configurable ARM® AMBA®, AHB/AXI bus interfaces
PHY optimized for low area and low power
Controllers validated with Synopsys and third-party PHYs
PHY and controller IP supports 1.5, 3 & 6 Gbps SATA operations
Advanced built-in diagnostics for at-speed production testing

Applications

Set-top box, DVD and digital TV
Desktop and laptop
Portable and network storage
Hard disk, optical disk, flash, and solid state drives
Enterprise and RAID storage systems
Any system requiring a high-speed SATA host or device interface

Technical Specifications

Foundry, Node

SMIC 40nm, 28nm - LL, HKMG

Maturity

Available on request

Availability

Available

SMIC

Pre-Silicon: 28nm

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